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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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