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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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