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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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