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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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