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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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