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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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