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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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