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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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