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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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