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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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