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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with 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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