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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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