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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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