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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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