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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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