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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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