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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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