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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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