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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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