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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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