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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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