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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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