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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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