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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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