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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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