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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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