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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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