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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses 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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