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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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