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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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