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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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