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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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