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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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