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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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