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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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