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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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