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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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