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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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