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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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