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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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