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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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