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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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