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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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