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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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