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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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