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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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