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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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