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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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