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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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