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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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