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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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