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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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