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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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