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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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