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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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