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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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