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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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