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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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