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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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