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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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