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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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