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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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