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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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