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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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