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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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