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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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