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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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