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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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