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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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