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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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