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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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