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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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