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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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