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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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