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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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