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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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