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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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