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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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