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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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