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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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