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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes 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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