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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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