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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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