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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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