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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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