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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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