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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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