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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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