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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What 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 deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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