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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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