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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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