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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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