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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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