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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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