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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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