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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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