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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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