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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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