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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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