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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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