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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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