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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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