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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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