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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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