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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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