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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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