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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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