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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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