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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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