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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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