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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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