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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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