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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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