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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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