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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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