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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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