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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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