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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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