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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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