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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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