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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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