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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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