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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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