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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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