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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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