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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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