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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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