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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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