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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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