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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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