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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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