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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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