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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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