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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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