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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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