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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers 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 massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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