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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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