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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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