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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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