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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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