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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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