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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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