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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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