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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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