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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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