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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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