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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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