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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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