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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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