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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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