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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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