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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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