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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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