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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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