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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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