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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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