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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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