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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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