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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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