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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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