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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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