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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major 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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