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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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