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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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