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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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