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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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