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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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