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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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