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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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