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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the 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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