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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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