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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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