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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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