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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify 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 stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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