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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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