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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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