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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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