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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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