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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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