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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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