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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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