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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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