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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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