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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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