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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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