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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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