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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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