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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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