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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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