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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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