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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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