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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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