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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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