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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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