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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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