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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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