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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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