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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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