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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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