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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key 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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