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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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