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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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