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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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