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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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