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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers 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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