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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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