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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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