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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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