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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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