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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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