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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important 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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