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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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