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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data 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 book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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