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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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