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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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