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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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