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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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