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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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