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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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