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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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