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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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