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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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