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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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