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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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