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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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