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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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