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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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