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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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