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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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