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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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