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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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