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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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