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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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