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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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