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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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