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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources