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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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