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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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