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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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