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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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