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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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