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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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