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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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