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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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