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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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