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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key 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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