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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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