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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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