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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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