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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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