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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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