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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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