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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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