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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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