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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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