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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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