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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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