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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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