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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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