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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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