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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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