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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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