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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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