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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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