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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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