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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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