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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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