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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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