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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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