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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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