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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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