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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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