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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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