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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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