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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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