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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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