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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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