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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions 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 stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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