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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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