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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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