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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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