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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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