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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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