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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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