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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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