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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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