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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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