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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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