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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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