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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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