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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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