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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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