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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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