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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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