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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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