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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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