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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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