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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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