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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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