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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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