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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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