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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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