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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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