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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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