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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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