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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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