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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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