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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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