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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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