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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers 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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