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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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