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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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