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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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