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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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