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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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