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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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