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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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