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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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