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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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