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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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