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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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