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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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