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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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