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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different 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 teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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