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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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