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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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