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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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