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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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