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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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