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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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