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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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