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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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