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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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