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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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