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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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