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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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