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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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