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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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