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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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