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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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