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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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