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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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