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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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