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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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