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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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