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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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