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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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