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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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