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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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