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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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