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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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