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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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