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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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