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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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