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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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