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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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