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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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