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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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