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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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