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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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