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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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