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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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