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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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