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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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