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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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