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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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