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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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