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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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