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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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