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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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