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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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