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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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