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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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