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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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