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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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