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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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