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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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