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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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