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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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