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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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