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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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