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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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