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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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