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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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