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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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