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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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