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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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