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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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