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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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