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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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