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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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