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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different 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 manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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