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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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