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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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