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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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