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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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