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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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