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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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