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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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