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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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