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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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