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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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