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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the 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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