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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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