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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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