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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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