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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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