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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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