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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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