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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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