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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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