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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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