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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major 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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