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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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