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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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