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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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