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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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