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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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