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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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