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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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