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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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