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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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