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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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