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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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