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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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