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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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