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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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