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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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