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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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