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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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