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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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