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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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