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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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