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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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