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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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