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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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