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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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