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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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