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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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