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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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