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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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