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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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