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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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