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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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