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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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