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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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