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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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