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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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