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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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