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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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