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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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