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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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