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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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