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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important 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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