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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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