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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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