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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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