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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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