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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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