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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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