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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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