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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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