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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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