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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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