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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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