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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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