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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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