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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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