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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies 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 teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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