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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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