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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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