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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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