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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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