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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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