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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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