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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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