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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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