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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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