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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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