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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies 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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