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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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