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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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