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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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