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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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