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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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