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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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