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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver 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. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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