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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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