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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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