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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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