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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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