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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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