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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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