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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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