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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes 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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