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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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