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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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