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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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