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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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