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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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