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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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