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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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