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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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