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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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