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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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