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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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