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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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