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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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