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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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