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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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