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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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