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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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